Ur So F**king Cool

"Ur So F**king Cool"
Single by Tones and I
from the album Welcome to the Madhouse (Japanese Edition)
Released29 May 2020 (2020-05-29)
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)Toni Watson
Producer(s)
Tones and I singles chronology
"Bad Child" / "Can't Be Happy All the Time"
(2020) 		"Ur So F**king Cool"
(2020) 		"Fly Away"
(2020)
Music video
"Ur So F**king Cool" on YouTube

"Ur So F**king Cool" (renamed "Ur So Cool" on clean versions) is a song by Australian singer Tones and I.[1][2][3] It was released on 29 May 2020 by Bad Batch Records and distributed by Sony Music in Australia and New Zealand and globally by Elektra Records.[3][4] It was written by Toni Watson (p.k.a. Tones and I).[5]

Background

In May 2020 Tones and I explained to Poppy Reid of Rolling Stone (Australia), that "You're So Fucking Cool", is about a party she attended in Los Angeles.[6] Reid observed, "there are elements of her true self in the music: frustration, longing, loneliness, playfulness."[6] Tones announced the release of the song on 26 May 2020.[7][8]

Critical reception

The song was panned by critics and was included on a list of the worst songs of 2020 published by Insider; its lyrics were described as "condescending and bitter".[9]

Music video

The music video was released on 29 May 2020, and was directed by Tones and I, Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly.[10][11] The cover art for the single depicts the artist in seven different guises: all appear in the music video.[11] Tones and I was able to appear as multiple characters in one scene due to the use of a robotic camera that filmed duplicated shots over a 3-day period. The music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2020.[12]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 29 May 2020
Bad Batch [33]
Australia Contemporary hit radio Sony [34]
Italy 5 June 2020 Warner [35]
United States 16 June 2020 Elektra [36]
Alternative radio [37]

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